1968 - Mr. T.R. Pachamuthu started the Florence Nightingale Primary School, the cornerstone of the SRM group of educational institutions.
He also founded the Valliammai Society in honour of his mother Mrs. R. Valliammai, the same year.
1985 - The SRM Engineering College was established in Kattankulathur, and soon grew into numerous SRM centers of learning.
2002 - The SRM College of Dentistry was awarded the status of deemed university by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, India.
In the same year, the engineering, medical and para-medical colleges of the group were brought under the ambit of SRM Deemed University.
2003-04 - The other colleges follow suit.
2006 - The deemed university then attained the status of a full-fledged university, under section 3 of the UGC Act 1956. An upgraded syllabus and international teaching methods, designed by SRM's International Advisory Board (IAB), launched SRM University way ahead of the rest.

The Ramapuram and Kattankulathur campuses of SRM University have outstanding medical facilities manned by expert medical personnel. The medical college has specialized departments that can treat a range of ailments - from minor injuries to complicated diseases.